Study of Cryotherapy for Renal Tumors

August 12, 2013 updated by: National Taiwan University Hospital
The purpose of this study is to study the change of tumor size and serum cytokine in the patients who received cryotherapy for the renal tumors.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Taiwan
      • Taipei, Taiwan, 100
        • National Taiwan University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The patients who have renal tumor less than 7 cm and receive cryotherapy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The tumor size is larger than 7 cm
  • The patients do not approve the surgery

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Cryotherapy
The patients who receive cryotherapy for their renal tumors
Procedure: cryotherapy
Placing 4-6 cryotherapy probes into the renal tumors and conducting two cycles of freezing and thawing

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Tumor size
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2012

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 9, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 9, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

March 10, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 13, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 12, 2013

Last Verified

December 1, 2012

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 200709063R

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